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- Preface
- I. Luxembourg’s official development assistance in 2013
- ICT used for humanitarian and development purposes
- Post-2015: the state of play
- II. Cooperation with the main partner countries
- III. Regional cooperation and cooperation with other countries
- IV. Multilateral cooperation
- V. European Union
- VI. Cooperation with non-governmental development organisations
- VII. Humanitarian action
- VIII. Programme support
- IX. Development education and awareness-raising
- X. Microfinance
- XI. Evaluation
- XII. Report on the progress of the work of the Interministerial Committee for Development Cooperation
- Appendices
Post-2015: the state of play
Marc Spautz with the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of El Salvador, Hugo Martinez, at a fringe meeting during the special high-level event on the Millennium Development Goals
Post-2015: the state of play
2013 was a turning point in the debate on the reformulation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for the post-2015 period. Under the aegis of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, a broad, guided discussion was launched with all the actors concerned from civil society and the institutions.
The High-level Panel established by the SG of the UN published a summary report on the progress of the MDGs at the end of May 2013 and made proposals to align them with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on the basis of the conclusions of the Rio Summit in June 2012 and with a general inclusive theme: “Leave no one behind.” These proposals then became the basis of a report presented by Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon at the special event held on 25 September 2013 in New York to take stock of the action taken to meet the Millennium Development Goals; the report emphasised that “We [the international community] underscore the central imperative of poverty eradication and are committed to freeing humanity from poverty and hunger as a matter of urgency.” To that end, a coherent strategy must be pursued that takes into account the three pillars of sustainable development, with the final phase of the intergovernmental work in progress leading to a summit of heads of state and government in September 2015.
Representing Luxembourg, Minister Spautz participated in this special event and supported its positions, emphasising the need to combat all forms of discrimination and welcoming the first high-level meeting on disability and development objectives. He noted that, despite the change of framework, the promises and commitments made in the past remained valid, including those regarding official development assistance.
The ambition of the United Nations system is to produce, by 2015, inclusive and universal tools that are in accordance with the organisation’s humanist tradition. To this end, the Secretary-General and the UN system will continue to help its member states while the intergovernmental negotiations are continuing. The results of consultations and other processes to be carried out in 2014 will inform the SG’s summary report expected at the end of 2014, based on a schedule made up of the following stages, which are planned for 2014: a meeting at the ministerial level of the political forum as part of the high-level segment of the Economic and Social Council and a report by the intergovernmental committee of experts on financing sustainable development.
In the context of the debate on the post-2015 agenda, the NGO platform, Cercle de Coopération and Caritas organised a conference on 16 May 2013 at which the recommendations document entitled “Le monde que nous voulons après 2015” (“The world we want after 2015”) was handed to Minister Spautz.
